I was going to ask: is the person in question living or dead? If deceased, it's not necessary to redact the SS# -- it's public information anyhow. Thomas J. Wood Archivist Archives/Special Collections LIB 144 University of Illinois at Springfield One University Plaza, MS BRK 140 Springfield IL 62703-5407 217-206-6520 | [log in to unmask] | <http://www.uis.edu/archives/> -----Original Message----- From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Russell Baker Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:53 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Covering up social security numbers in manuscript collections This brings us a very interesting point. There are several websites that list everyone in the U. S. who died with a Society Security Number and who received benefits. The site is use is www.familysearch.org. There are others. If someone needed a S. S. # that had been redacted from a manuscript file, and the person in question was dead, that person would probably find it at this or other websites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Russell P. Baker, CA Archival Manager Arkansas History Commission and State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 501-682-6900 www.ark-ives.com [log in to unmask] This electronic message transmission contains information from the Arkansas History Commission and State Archives and may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify us by telephone (501-682-6900) immediately. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>